Betting Market Opens on Natalie Harp Insulting Senator Ossoff by End of August
A prediction market on Polymarket is allowing wagers on whether Natalie Harp will publicly insult Senator Jon Ossoff before August 31, 2026.
Polymarket has launched a wager asking participants to predict if Natalie Harp will issue a public statement that insults Senator Jon Ossoff before 11:59 PM ET on August 31, 2026. Current odds place the likelihood at 22 percent, with the contract specifying that any comment that mocks, degrades, or disparages Ossoff qualifies as an insult, including terms like “weak” or “stupid.” The move comes after Senator Ossoff criticized Trump’s reliance on Harp, suggesting the president prefers “building his ballroom” and traveling with her.
President Trump responded to the senator’s jab by calling Ossoff a “Pee-wee Herman look-alike.” White House spokesman Davis Ingle praised Harp’s dedication and dismissed media criticism. Harp’s relationship with Trump has attracted attention, with reports of love letters and comments from her brother Preston Harp describing the bond as unhealthy.
Why it matters
The story shows how political figures are becoming subjects of betting markets, reflecting public interest in personal conflicts within the White House.
How this story developed
- Aug 12 Scott Jennings Emerges as Leading Candidate to Succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary
- Aug 13 Leavitt’s resignation was announced as a decision to focus on her family.
- Aug 14 Additional potential candidates such as Stephen Cheung, Stephen Miller and Matthew Boyle have entered the speculation.
- Aug 14 Katie Miller was taken off the list of candidates for press secretary.
- Aug 14 Jen Psaki publicly criticized Leavitt, calling her a liar and alleging she avoided tough questions.
- Aug 16 Multiple senior officials, including White House counsel and a deputy national security adviser, have resigned as Leavitt prepares to leave.
- Aug 16 Biographer Maggie Haberman said President Donald Trump kept aide Natalie Harp close as his “human binkie” while slipping out of Turkey in July.
- Aug 18 White House officials issued a rebuke following Ossoff’s rally comments about Natalie Harp.
- Aug 18 White House officials used profanity‑laden insults toward Ossoff in their rebuttal.
- Aug 18 Leavitt announced her resignation effective at month’s end.
- Aug 18 It was disclosed that Harp is a bone‑cancer survivor who attributes her recovery to the 2018 Right‑to‑Try Act.
- Aug 18 Megyn Kelly condemned Senator Jon Ossoff’s remarks about President Trump’s close aide Natalie Harp, calling the attack on the 35-year-old cancer survivor despicable.
- Aug 19 Scott Jennings reacted angrily on his broadcast after Ossoff mentioned Harp.
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